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View synonyms for gas-guzzler

gas-guzzler

or gas guz·zler

[ gas-guhz-ler ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon.

gas guzzler

noun

  1. informal.
    a large car with very high petrol consumption

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Other Words From

  • gas-guzzling adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gas-guzzler1

First recorded in 1975–80

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Example Sentences

He criticized Obama for riding in a “big gas guzzler” of a plane before an audience that treats climate change as a laugh line.

We have also cut back to using just one car, since my DH's truck is a gas guzzler.

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